The Player Next Door

Chapter 34

Even in my semi-asleep state, I could feel something gentle on my face.

I slowly open my eyes to see Jake leaning over, stroking my cheekbone with his thumb, "Oh good morning beautiful," he looked slightly embarrassed to have been caught in his state of adoring me but I found it cute, so I smiled but didn't comment on it.

"Good morning, have you been up long?" I asked turning to face him completely.

"No, not really. How'd you sleep?" he asked pulling my body closer to his.

"I slept good, how about you?" Still feeling groggy, Jake's very good mood was unexpected.

"I slept really good," he let his hand lazily stroke my butt and I laughed looking up at him.

"You're in such a good mood, how come?"

If you blinked you might've missed the slight blush that creeped onto his face, "Come on Chels, last night was great, no?"

"I mean yea, it was. I'm just surprised you think it was as great as you do." All the women he's slept with and he's this excited over a handjob by a virgin.

He raised an eyebrow confused, "What do you mean?"

"Come on Jake, you've slept with so many girls, that couldn't have been that impressive," I didn't like the idea of comparing myself with those girls, especially since they were all probably more experienced than me, but I couldn't help it.

Jake frowned and used his finger to tilt my chin up toward his face, "Chelsea, I don't compare girls to other girls, especially you. You're different, you're my best friend. And yeah I thought last night was fucking amazing and I'm probably going to think about it until we do something else that tops it."

"You want more already?" I teased giving a playful wink. I also couldn't ignore the fluttery feeling in the pit of my stomach when he called me his best friend. Last night meant so much to me, obviously, it was one of my firsts and it was with Jake who I consider my best friend. Knowing it also means a lot to him makes me feel less stupid about how much it means to me.

"With you, I'll always want more."

The fluttery feeling was back. Jake and I enjoy each other's company so much and we get along so damn well, but he doesn't want a relationship with me. I thought I didn't want one with him either but now...it wasn't the fact that we shared a sexual experience that I suddenly want more with him. But look at the way he talks to me, "You're different",  "With you, I'll always want more", I mean how could a girl not let that get to her? Jake makes me feel special, like I matter and that I'm important.

"I'm going to go shower," I said getting up to go to the bathroom. I grabbed a towel, my underwear and some clothes before going into the bathroom.

Maybe a hot shower will make this fluttery feeling go away.

As I'm shampooing my hair I hear a knock on the door.

"Yeah?"

I hear the door crack open and Jake speak, "Hey I got to pee"

I blush at the idea of him peeing in the bathroom while I shower and how that's something couples do, not two people hooking up; but we're also best friends. And that's something best friends should be able to do.

"Okay come in" I continue washing my hair and after a couple minutes when the door to the bathroom closes I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding in.

The hot shower is just what I needed to wake me up. I step out of the shower and reach for my towel but it's not there, what the fuck?

Oh, Jake probably moved it when he went to wash his hands. I look around my bathroom but don't see my towel anywhere, and my clothes are gone. All that's there is my underwear. I roll my eyes, how fucking convenient.